TVCA-PROC-0784 - Darlington Station - Openreach Works

Official notice

Authority: Tees Valley Combined Authority (Local council)

Below threshold - without competition

Sectors: Construction & Civil Engineering (45) Delivery: North East (UKC1)

Awarded value£60,103published award · exc. VAT

Awarded 25 Mar 2026no call for competition

Awarded to Openreach

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Tees Valley Combined Authority (TVCA) ('the contracting authority') have completed a Direct Award to Openreach for the works on - Darlington Station - This is the Statutory Provider unable to award to any other provider.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: North East

45232300 Construction and ancillary works for telephone and communication lines

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Below threshold - without competition
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 25 Mar 2026, 11:16 GMT
Last source update: 16 Apr 2026, 13:01 BST
Authority reference: TVCA-PROC-0784 - Darlington Station - Openreach Works
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-034675
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: North East (UKC1)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0673a6 Find a Tender

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 25 Mar 2026

Transparency notice published
25 Mar 2026, 11:16 GMT
UK5
Contract award notice published
25 Mar 2026, 11:35 GMT
UK6
Contract signature expected
25 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
scheduled
Contract details notice published
16 Apr 2026, 13:01 BST
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £60,1031 award exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 25 Mar 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Openreach1 May 2026 – 1 May 2027	£60,103	25 Mar 2026	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 1 · Openreach
Signed
25 Mar 2026
Value
£60,103
Period
1 May 2026 – 1 May 2027
Status
active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Tees Valley Combined Authority

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PDNG-8971-ZVCR Teesside Airport Business Suite, Teesside international Airport, Darlington, North East, DL2 1NJContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

OpenreachAwarded supplier 6 Gracechurch Street,, London EC3V 0AT, London, EC3V 0ATContact name, email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender16 Apr 2026, 13:01 BST
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender25 Mar 2026, 11:35 GMT
Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender25 Mar 2026, 11:16 GMT